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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even if you had interpreted the signs correctly, it wouldn’t have changed much. I saw the signs very early on, no one else noticed. My mom refused to get tested for almost 2 years. Then she was tested, they saw some decline but only after an MRI and a stroke were they able to see the extent of the damage. Anyway, she is taking her meds now, but once the decline has started, like in all the examples above, you can’t stop it. The medicines barely help. [/quote]

There was a thread on Bluesky recently about how the meds for Alzheimer's are based on a a bad theory and got FDA approval despite results that didn't meet the usual guidelines.

https://www.science.org/content/article/potential-fabrication-research-images-threatens-key-theory-alzheimers-disease

That's not to say no one should take meds for any form of dementia (although my dad had Parkinson's and the meds made things worse), but if someone you love is having bad side effects, don't feel like you should push them to stay on because the benefits outweigh the costs. There probably aren't any benefits.  [/quote]

These drugs don’t really help at all and can have serious side effects, if you’re talking about the two new ones. The older ones barely help either.[/quote]

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